Dr. Chekesha Ellis, founder of Chase No More Recovery Group, presents A Life of Kayos: My Opioid Journey through Hell, Hope, and Healing, a memoir that chronicles her descent into opioid addiction and her inspiring path to recovery.
Speaker and bestselling author Dr. Gabor Maté is renowned for his expertise on trauma, addiction, stress and childhood development. You can find his books, including In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction on his website.
Maia Szalavitz is a neuroscience journalist who covers drugs, addiction, and public policy. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and has written for numerous other publications including TIME, Wired, Elle, the Nation and Scientific American.
Patricia Roos was a professor of sociology at Rutgers University when in 2015 she lost her son Alex at 25 years of age to a heroin overdose. In May, 2024, Rutgers University Press published her book about grief and resilience: Surviving Alex: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction.
Partnership to End Addiction, in collaboration with Paramount’s in-house content studio, created Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America, a new documentary that follows individuals and families impacted by substance use disorder.